Headline Acts Announced For America250 Celebration At Capitol
Three concerts and a fireworks display are planned for the Fourth of July weekend on the state Capitol grounds.
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U.S. Sen. Jim Justice Agrees To Pay Nearly $5.2M In Overdue Personal Taxes
U.S. Sen. Jim Justice of West Virginia has agreed to pay nearly $5.2 million in overdue personal taxes, the latest saga for the former billionaire who has been followed by a trail of financial challenges going back well over a decade.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsDebt Problems That Dogged Sen. Jim Justice As Governor Continue To Nip At His Heels
The trail of debts — and claims made trying to collect them — that dogged Jim Justice well before he became West Virginia’s two-term Republican governor has ballooned since the former billionaire became a U.S. senator earlier this year.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsW.Va. Couple Sentenced To Maximum Of Decades In Prison For Abusing Adopted Children
A West Virginia couple has received the maximum sentences for abusing their adopted children. Jeanne Kay Whitefeather received a term of up to 215 years in prison Wednesday. Her husband, Donald Ray Lantz, got a term of up to 160 years. They had been found guilty of forced labor, human trafficking and child abuse and neglect.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWest Virginia Couple Convicted Of Forced Labor, Human Trafficking Of Adopted Kids
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia couple accused of neglect and forced labor involving their adopted children was convicted by a jury on Wednesday after eight hours of deliberations.
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WVU Fires Coach Neal Brown After Going 37-35 In Six Seasons
West Virginia University has fired football coach Neal Brown as the Mountaineers continue to flounder in the Big 12. Athletic director Wren Baker announced Brown’s firing in a statement Sunday. Brown went 6-6 this season and had an overall record of 37-35 in his six seasons leading the Mountaineers.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsJudge Dismisses Federal Lawsuit Over W.Va. Prison And Jail Conditions
A class action lawsuit filed last August by several West Virginia inmates over living conditions in the state’s correctional system has been dismissed.
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